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Gulf corals adapt to warmer water, but still in peril [1]

Twenty years ago, divers in Dubai could swim through coral gardens teeming with brightly-colored fish and sea turtles. Today, says marine biologist Tom Goreau, dead reefs stand like gravestones for an underwater ghost town.

Publication Date: 
15/11/2010
Erika Solomon [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
Tags:
United Arab Emirates [4], Corals [5], Salinity [6], Water Resources [7], Water Pollution [8], Fisheries [9]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/erika-solomon
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-arab-emirates
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/salinity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries